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Afghan men look at a passing U.S. patrol in Marjah, Afghanistan. When U.S., Afghan and NATO forces stormed Marjah in February, they were told to seize large opium stashes but leave farmers' poppy fields alone. (Photo by Dusan Vranic / AP)

Research to rid brain of anxiety

Drugs to treat those who suffer from phobias and anxiety disorders have been used for decades with some success, but there is still no medical silver bullet.

ABC News

Social Security payout exceeds take-in

For the first time, payouts made under the U.S. Social Security system will exceed the federal government's revenues, according to a news report quoting the Congressional Budget Office.

CBS News

Curbing Taliban opium trade proves risky

U.S. forces that stormed Marjah were ordered to seize opium stashes but leave farmers' poppy fields alone. Destroying crops would undermine the broader goal of winning the support of a population.

TIME

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Opium

New York Times

US troops in poppy fields

MSNBC

US health bill sent back for new vote

The landmark U.S. health care reform bill must be sent back to the House of Representatives for approval after two issues were raised by Republicans.

BBC

GOP forces new house vote on bill

New York Times

Jobless claims slide

First-time claims for unemployment insurance fell last week to the lowest level in six weeks, the government said.

CNNMoney

NATION

'Don't ask, don't tell' faces more scrutiny

Discharging a gay person for violating the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy will draw unprecedented scrutiny under new orders from the defense secretary.

Kansas City Star

Stay-at-home dads re-entering the workforce

Even before the recession began, the number of stay-at-home dads was on the rise. For some of these dads, re-entering the work force is proving to be a challenge.

NPR

POLITICS

Obama signs order on abortion funding

President Barack Obama signed an executive order ensuring that existing limits on the federal funding of abortion remain in place under the new health care reform law.

CNN

Calif. to vote on legalizing marijuana

California voters will decide in November whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use in the most-populous U.S. state after advocates gathered enough support to put it on the ballot.

BusinessWeek

Medical marijuana users risk job loss

CNN

BUSINESS

CEOs defy Obama with more cash instead of pay for performance

Executives, whose pay packages were typically negotiated in 2008 and early 2009, weren’t willing to give up salaries for long-term, stock-based awards that could decline in value.

Bloomberg

Bank of America to eat part of home loans

Bank of America is taking a dramatic step toward righting its most troubled mortgages, with plans to forgive up to 30 percent of loan principal in some cases.

TheStreet.com

SPORTS

NJ Nets bag 8th win, beat Kings

The league-worst Nets beat the Sacramento Kings, 93-79, to snap a 14-game home losing streak.

NY Daily News

NHLPA OK with fast-tracking rule

The NHL Players' Association is one step closer to endorsing a proposed head shot rule the NHL is urgently trying to put into place for the end of the season.

ESPN

ENVIRONMENT

Isle in Bay of Bengal disappears

For nearly 30 years, India and Bangladesh have argued over control of a tiny rock island in the Bay of Bengal. Now rising sea levels have resolved the dispute for them.

TIME

Fatty food fumes could be dangerous

Cooking smoke contains particles known to both pollute air and cause cancer, scientists reported at a meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Francisco.

Discovery News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

More cities ban digital billboards

As the U.S. cracks down on texting while driving, more than a dozen cities have banned digital billboards.

USA TODAY

Fossil points to new human species

Genetic analysis of a fossilized fragment of a finger bone has indicated that it was from a previously unknown hominid, distinct from early modern humans and Neanderthals.

Nature

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Victim says Pope should be accountable

A victim of molestation by Father Lawrence C. Murphy recounted his abuse in a news conference outside the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Lily farmers race the clock toward Easter

Getting the lily to bloom on cue for a moveable feast takes months of just-right gardening and mathematical deduction.

Religion News Service

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GOOD NEWS

Kidney donors, recipients form their own circle of life

By each donating a kidney to a stranger, three Illinois residents — medically incompatible to donate an organ to their relative — were assured a compatible kidney in return.

Chicago Sun-Times

Older drivers class sharpens skills in name of safety

Even though senior drivers have years and years of experience behind the wheel, the Mature Drivers Program aims to keep them driving safely through their later years.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

WORLD

Russia claims breakthrough in historic nuclear reduction agreement with US

President Barack Obama's ambitious goal of freeing the world of nuclear weapons won a significant boost after signs that Russia and the U.S. have agreed on a historic nuclear arms reduction treaty.

Guardian